Cleveland (29-41) at Chi Cubs (33-31)

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Gosling offers Tribe another 'pen option

Jesse Temple / MLB.com
Left-hander Mike Gosling has yet to make an appearance with the Indians. But given the way the Cleveland bullpen has been worked in consecutive extra-inning contests in Chicago, his turn could come soon.
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Indians probable pitcher

Jeremy Sowers

  • #45 LHP
  • (1-4) 5.14 ERA 17 SO
It was another effective but not efficient start for Sowers against the Brewers on Tuesday. He gave up just three runs on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts, but he lasted just five innings. He needed 99 pitches to get through those five innings. Sowers has begun to show more confidence in his stuff in recent outings, but he just needs to start putting batters away more quickly to avoid taxing the bullpen. This will be his first career appearance against the Cubs.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 13-23 5.14 311.2 97 140 .281
Season 1-4 5.14 35.0 17 17 .265
June 0-2 3.43 21.0 10 12 .241

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/21/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Cleveland Indians (AL Central) 29 41 .414 9.0 16-19 13-22
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 33 31 .516 2.5 20-13 13-18
Stats - 06/21/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CLE .264 368 78 344 39 557 5.26 624.0 668 283 448
CHC .245 274 71 260 28 493 3.86 580.1 511 254 509
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Joshua preaching patience with Cubs

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Von Joshua has had no problem getting his message across to the Cubs in the short time he's been the hitting coach. One point is to not think about hitting home runs.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Randy Wells

  • #36 RHP
  • (0-3) 2.55 ERA 32 SO
Wells was to have started Wednesday vs. the White Sox but was bumped because of the rainout on Tuesday. He's coming off his shortest outing of the year in his last start, but Lou Piniella figured the rookie was due. Against the Twins, Wells gave up four runs on seven hits over 3 2/3 innings. He had posted five straight quality starts prior to that game. Wells didn't make any excuses; he said he was only able to get two pitches over one side of the plate, and the Twins caught on real quick.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-3 2.27 47.2 13 33 .221
Season 0-3 2.55 42.1 10 32 .242
June 0-1 3.63 17.1 3 9 .242

Indians hitters vs Randy Wells

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Brantley, Michael - - - - - - - -
Brown, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Asdrubal - - - - - - - -
Choo, Shin-Soo - - - - .000 3 0 0
Crowe, Trevor - - - - - - - -
Donald, Jason - - - - - - - -
Gimenez, Chris - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hafner, Travis - - - - - 0 0 0
Hodges, Wes - - - - - - - -
LaPorta, Matt - - - - - - - -
Marson, Lou - - - - - - - -
Marte, Andy - - - - - - - -
Peralta, Jhonny - - - - .000 2 0 0
Rivero, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Santana, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Shoppach, Kelly - - - - - - - -
Sizemore, Grady - - - - - - - -
Toregas, Wyatt - - - - - - - -
Valbuena, Luis - - - - .333 3 0 0
Weglarz, Nick - - - - - - - -

Cubs hitters vs Jeremy Sowers

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .333 3 1 1
Blanco, Andres - - - - .000 4 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .333 3 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - - - - -
Fox, Jake - - - - .500 2 0 3
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 1 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .333 3 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - - - - -
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .333 3 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - 1.000 1 1 2
Theriot, Ryan - - - - 1.000 1 0 0

Broom service happily served (29-42) (34-31)

Cubs 6, Indians 2

Sour ending

Jesse Temple / MLB.com
The Indians' forgettable weekend in Chicago didn't get any better in the series finale. The Tribe's scoring opportunities against Cubs rookie Randy Wells were few and far between, and Chicago raced away with a four-run fifth inning off lefty Jeremy Sowers, who allowed six runs in the loss.

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Wells lands win

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
For the first time in four games, the Cubs didn't need a walk-off to win. Chicago broke it open with a four-run fifth to claim the sweep and give rookie Randy Wells his first win of the season. Derrek Lee's RBI single in the fifth extended his hit streak to 18 games, tying a career high.
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Cubs 6, Indians 2

Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Carroll, J, 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .289
DeRosa, LF 3 0 0 1 0 3 3 .277
Martinez, V, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
Choo, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Peralta, J, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .255
Valbuena, SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .234
Gimenez, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .200
Francisco, B, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .233
Sowers, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Gosling, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Hafner, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
  Lewis, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Crowe, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .169
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 6 13  

a-Singled for Gosling in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Lewis, J in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Gimenez (1, Wells, R).
3B: Carroll, J (2, Wells, R).
TB: Carroll, J 4; Valbuena 2; Gimenez 2; Francisco, B; Hafner.
RBI: DeRosa (50), Hafner (17).
2-out RBI: Hafner.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeRosa; Carroll, J; Crowe 2.
SF: DeRosa.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Carroll, J (2, 2nd base by Wells, R/Soto).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Peralta, J-Gimenez, Carroll, J-Valbuena-Gimenez).
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .224
Theriot, SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282
Bradley, RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .248
Lee, D, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .287
Soto, C 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .225
Fox, J, 3B 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .286
  Fontenot, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Fukudome, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270
Blanco, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .224
Wells, R, P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200
  Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
  a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
  Ascanio, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 6 9 6 5 3 14  

a-Flied out for Marshall in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Theriot (13, Sowers), Bradley 2 (7, Sowers, Gosling), Fox, J (3, Sowers).
HR: Soto (5, 2nd inning off Sowers, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Soriano, A; Theriot 2; Bradley 4; Lee, D; Soto 4; Fox, J 2; Blanco, A; Wells, R.
RBI: Soto 2 (19), Fox, J 3 (5), Lee, D (36).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blanco, A 2; Wells, R 2; Lee, D.
S: Theriot.
SF: Fox, J.
GIDP: Soriano, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Theriot (9, 3rd base off Sowers/Martinez, V).

FIELDING
DP: (Soto-Blanco, A).
 
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sowers (L, 1-5) 4.1 7 6 6 4 1 1 5.95
Gosling 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Lewis, J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.11
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells, R (W, 1-3) 6.2 5 2 2 1 3 0 2.57
Marshall 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.42
Ascanio 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
Gregg (S, 11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.66

WP: Gregg.
IBB: Soto (by Sowers), Blanco, A (by Gosling).
HBP: Bradley (by Sowers), Carroll, J (by Wells, R).
Pitches-strikes: Sowers 77-42, Gosling 21-13, Lewis, J 23-15, Wells, R 98-60, Marshall 22-17, Ascanio 15-7, Gregg 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sowers 6-5, Gosling 1-2, Lewis, J 4-2, Wells, R 8-8, Marshall 2-1, Ascanio 0-0, Gregg 1-0.
Batters faced: Sowers 24, Gosling 7, Lewis, J 6, Wells, R 26, Marshall 5, Ascanio 3, Gregg 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Gosling 2-0, Marshall 2-1, Gregg 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Delfin Colon. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 71 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:38.
Att: 40,866.
June 21, 2009

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